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PATSY EVANS (PATSY@AAA.MHS.COMPUSERVE.COM)
Fri, 16 Feb 1996 11:25:54 EST

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I have membership form in ascii form etc which can be posted if wished
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Patsy Evans -- AAA


Call For Papers, 95th Annual Meeting
American Anthropological Association
Anthropology: A Critical Retrospective
San Francisco, CA, November 20-24, 1996

Meeting Theme
The theme of retrospection for the 1996 meeting in San Francisco is Part
1 of a 2-year sequence. In 1996, anthropologists are encouraged to take
stock of where the discipline has been and evaluate our current status,
before we begin the following year to speculate about the directions that
the discipline may move in the 21st century. We invite you to organize
papers and panels that engage your colleagues in a dialogue about the
methodologies, theories, ideas and issues that have been a part of the
anthropological experience.
The urgency of the task may be obvious. Over the past 100 years, the
subdisciplines of archaeology, physical anthropology and linguistics have
gone through a dynamic expansion, sometimes branching off into separate
departments within universities, or becoming the base of independent
research institutes or programs. For its part, cultural anthropology has
generated numerous subspecializations, most notably, applied
anthropology. Clearly, anthropology does not have a simple, unitextured
history, but rather a history that has varied with the regions of the
world studied and the practical or theoretical concerns of the day.
Within American anthropology, the disciplinary responses may be seen in
the salvage ethnography, archaeology and museology that followed the
American westward expansion, the archiving of American culture and arts
following the Depression, the reconfiguration of academic departments
during the Cold War, the new ethnography and global perspectives
developed since the 1970s, as well as in the more recent reemergence of
feminist and sociobiological perspectives. Finally, the contributions and
critiques of anthropology have been the subject of stimulus and debate
with cross-disciplinary dialogues about aspects of social life.
Anthropologists, however, must now make such topics the center of a
self-conscious, disciplinary dialogue.
In 1996, the Executive Program Committee will give special consideration
to sessions that address anthropology's contributions by focusing on

the history of anthropology, of the 4-field approach and of pioneers in
the discipline the treatment of "indigenous populations," Hispanic
Americans and African American populations within anthropology
the relationship of American anthropology and the AAA to European
approaches and organizations
changing theoretical or ideological currents, methodologies and applied
approaches
the status of museum and community based approaches to the documentation
of culture
urban studies and theories of poverty, ethnicity, race and minorities
emergent trends in non-Western-centered anthropology
the changing status of anthropology in cross-disciplinary academic
dialogues, in education, as well as in applied dialogues beyond the
academy
gender studies, feminism and human rights concerns within the
disciplinenathe emergence of postmodernism and other new perspectives.
We expect such a retrospective to energize us for the task of taking
anthropology into the 21st century. Hopefully, we can take advantage of
being in San Francisco to highlight subjects pertinent to the West Coast
and Pacific experiences, and to cooperate with other groups and
associations in arranging events of mutual interest.
Meeting Dates
The scientific program of the 1996 annual meeting will take place over 5
days, beginning at 12:00 pm on November 20 and continuing through Sunday
morning, November 24. The Association is soliciting proposals for
sessions, individual papers and poster presentations for the 1996 annual
meeting.
General Rules for Participation
Participants may present one paper presentation and have one additional
role (discussant or chair) at the meeting. A participant may be credited
with coauthorship of one or more additional papers, when coauthorship is
understood to include participation on a research project.

Please use the forms (available in the January 1996 Anthropology
Newsletter, or by request to the AAA, 4350 North Fairfax Drive, Suite
640, Arlington, VA 22203; 703/528-1902 ext 2; liz@aaa.mhs.compuserve.com.
[OR EMAIL PATSY@AAA.MHS.compuserve.com for ascii unofficial version]

Types of Sessions
Sessions are of four types: (1) invited sessions organized by Sections of
the Association, (2) volunteered sessions proposed by members, (3)
sessions constructed from individually volunteered papers or posters, and
(4) AAA volunteered select sessions.
Invited Sessions
Each Section of the Association will be responsible for the organization
of one or more innovative, synthesizing sessions intended to reflect the
state of the art in the major subfields and the thematic concerns of
those fields. Suggestions with respect to content and coverage are
welcomed and should be addressed to the member of the Program Committee
representing the appropriate Section. All invited sessions will be
counted as full sessions, regardless of length. Sessions that have been
designated Invited Sessions will not be subject to further review, but
participants are otherwise bound by the rules of the meeting and must
submit abstracts, meeting registration forms and fees by April 1.
Volunteered Sessions
All sessions other than invited sessions are to be submitted as
volunteered sessions. The volunteered category includes individually
volunteered sessions and the newly established AAA select sessions.
Individual Volunteered Sessions
The organizer must check one appropriate section for review.
If accepted, the Section that reviewed the proposal will be credited in
the final program.
The Program Committee strongly urges members to contact and work closely
with the Section Program chairs, and to follow the guidelines below.
(1) The proposer is responsible for articulating the theme and relevance
of the session (in the session description and, if necessary, with other
documentation). The concept of the session should be reflected in each
paper; poorly integrated groupings are subject to revision or
distribution of papers to other sessions.
(2) An outline of the session, indicating lengths of presentations,
discussion periods and breaks should be submitted with the proposal. A
maximum of 15 minutes will be allotted for the presentation of any single
paper or to a discussant; any departure from this must be adequately
justified and is subject to revision by the Program Committee.
(3) The papers within a proposed session will be evaluated individually.
Proposers should be prepared for the possibility that some proposed
papers may be rejected and other papers substituted or added.
(4) The proposer is responsible for the submission of abstracts, meeting
registration forms and fees for each participant in the proposed session.
All materials should be submitted in a single package. Incomplete session
proposals will be rejected. Faxes will not be accepted.
(5) The proposer is responsible for ordering audiovisual equipment
required for the proposed session, and should request this information
from session participants. Check the appropriate boxes in the audiovisual
summary on the oProposal for Organized Session.o Audiovisual equipment
must be operated by the participant. No changes to the original
audiovisual order may be made after April 1.
(6) Every participant included in the proposal, including chairs and
discussants, must be contacted and agree to participate.
(7) The names and institutional affiliations of the proposed participants
should be verified by the organizer.
(8) Proposers should limit proposals to one session, with a total
scheduled time of either 1-3/4 hours or 3-3/4 hours. Failure to comply
will compromise scheduling opportunities.
(9) Four (4) copies of the three-page Proposal for Organized Session
form, with any attachments, are required for each session proposed. Four
(4) copies of the two-page Proposal for Paper or Poster Presentations
must be submitted for each paper, and meeting registration forms and fees
must be submitted for each participant. Deadline for receipt of all
materials is April 1. Proposers should begin planning early, leaving
sufficient time to meet this deadline. Last-minute organizing usually
results in the receipt of incomplete proposals, delaying review and
perhaps making it impossible for the Program Committee to accept the
session as originally planned. If acknowledgment of receipt is requested,
enclose a self-addressed, stamped postcard.
AAA Select Sessions
The proposer must indicate on the session proposal form that the session
is being submitted as an AAA select session. The proposer is responsible
for articulating the theme and for preparing a 750 word abstract
including the topic*s importance to the discipline or to public policy.
The AAA Executive Program Committee will review and select the proposed
sessions. The proposal may not be simultaneously submitted for a section
reviewed session. Rejected submissions to the AAA select category will
not appear on the program. All participants are bound by the rules of the
meeting and must submit abstracts, meeting registration forms and fees by
April 1.
Individually Volunteered Papers
There are two types of presentations in this category: individually
volunteered papers and AAA select papers.
Individually Volunteered Papers
All volunteered papers will be evaluated individually. Those accepted
will be coordinated into sessions to eliminate high-ranking papers from
being rejected. Designation of an appropriate section to review must be
made at the time of submission. The Program Committee welcomes the
submission of individual papers independently from organized sessions.
Four (4) copies of an abstract up to 250 words must be submitted and must
be accompanied by the meeting registration form and fee. Deadline for
receipt is April 1. Volunteered papers, if accepted, will be grouped by
the Program Committee into sessions around a common topic or theme,
moderated by a chair and accompanied when possible by a discussant. A
maximum of 15 minutes will be allotted for the presentation of any single
paper in such sessions. If acknowledgment of receipt is requested,
enclose a self-addressed, stamped postcard.
Individually Volunteered AAA Select Papers
The author must indicate on the paper proposal form that the submission
is to be considered an AAA select paper. Four copies of an abstract of
500 words must be submitted including the topic*s importance to the
discipline or public policy. Abstracts submitted for the AAA select paper
category may not be simultaneously submitted for a section reviwed paper.
All paper proposals designated as AAA select papers will be reviewed by
the AAA Executive Program Committee. Those papers accepted will be
coordinated into AAA select paper sessions. Rejected submissions to this
category will not appear on the program. The forms submitted must also
include the meeting registration form and fee. Deadline for receipt is
April 1.
Individually Volunteered Poster Presentations
The Program Committee welcomes the submission of individual poster
presentations. Four copies of an abstract up to 250 words must be
submitted and must be accompanied by the meeting registration form and
fee. Deadline for receipt is April 1. Poster presentations, if accepted,
will be grouped by the Program Chair into sessions. A maximum of 2 hours
will be allotted for the presentation of any single poster presentation.
If acknowledgment of receipt is requested, enclose a self-addressed
stamped postcard.
Review Procedure
Volunteered sessions and individually volunteered papers are reviewed by
committees established by each of the Sections of the Association. Poster
sessions are reviewed by the Program Chair. The recommendations of these
Sections are forwarded to the Program Chair, who assumes final
responsibility for the acceptance or rejection of proposals. There is no
appeal process. Proposers are requested on the submission forms to select
a review Section, and this selection should be made with care. Only one
Section should be checked. Membership in a section has no bearing on the
review process; the decision should be made on the basis of content and
intended audience. If in doubt, please contact the program editor of the
section that you believe would be interested. Submissions appropriate for
several specialty audiences or for a wide range of anthropologists should
be directed to the Council for General Anthropology.
Final Program Decision
The Association follows a policy of peer review and merit consideration
for acceptance and inclusion on the program. The programming decisions
are made by a committee composed of Section Program Chairs, Executive
Program Committee members and officers of the Association.